Volunteer Palliative Care Nurse
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
What you will contribute
Support terminally ill patients and their family members through the grieving process, preparing them for death
Train and assist family members with wound care for the afflicted person
Share basic health principles with terminally ill patients and family members in order to improve their health
Encourage the use of local, affordable materials for wound care and locally available analgesia
Encourage the family to find ways to be self-supporting and teach them about planning for the future
Assist in reaching out to local healthcare professionals who care for palliative patients, build meaningful relationships, assess their practical and intellectual needs and assist them in sustainable and culturally appropriate ways, through mentoring and teaching
For This Role, You Will Need
Successful completion of Mercy Ships On Boarding program
Current Registered Nurse license in home country, and nursing experience of at least 2 years
Experience in working with different cultures and in low-resource environments required
Experience in Palliative Care or in a similar field of nursing preferred
To be a person of integrity, with an active Christian faith
To be compassionate, humble and willing to be an emotional, spiritual and physical support to those in need of palliative care
Mercy Ships is a faith-based international development organisation that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.